Tag Archives: Exile Tibetans

  • Tibetans to march on Uprising anniversary despite coronavirus scare 9 March 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

    Exile Tibetans are marking the 10 March anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule at their base in McLeod Ganj despite the coronavirus scare. The route has been changed to grounds near Lower TCV School. ...

  • Tsering Passang Why I am supporting Lobsang Nyandak for Sikyong 2021 | Tsering Passang This post has 24 comments

    I believe Kasur Lobsang Nyandak is the right candidate at the right time for the Central Tibetan Administration. I hope there will be many like-minded friends who will give their vital backing in the forthcoming election. ...

  • Coronavirus concern comes to Himalayas; Tibetans take action 6 March 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 5 comments

    As concern over the new coronavirus reaches the Himalayas, including the village of McLeod Ganj, the capital of the Tibetan diaspora, the exile Tibetan community is taking precautionary measures. ...

  • Book Review: The Tibetan Suitcase 28 February 2020 | Abhyudai Dhawan This post has no comments yet

    So begins The Tibetan Suitcase, Tsering Khortsa’s first novel, ostensibly a bricolage of these found letters and documents. An Indian edition of the novel, first published in 2015, has just been issued. ...

  • Exiled Dalai Lama marks 80 years as Tibet’s spiritual leader 22 February 2020 This post has one comment

    The Dalai Lama on Saturday marked the 80th anniversary of his enthronement as the spiritual leader of Tibet, a position held almost entirely in exile and as a target of constant vilification by the Chinese state. ...

  • Mentseekhang asked to stop selling “coronavirus prevention pills” 21 February 2020 | HT Correspondent This post has 7 comments

    On directions from the state health authorities, the sale of a traditional Tibetan medicine that supposedly prevents the spread of infectious diseases, including coronavirus, has been stopped. ...

  • Protesters for a Free Tibet call on Queens Public Library to shut down Elmhurst exhibit | Michael Dorgan This post has no comments yet

    More than 150 people took part in a demonstration outside the Elmhurst library Saturday to protest an exhibition on display about the life and customs of Tibet. ...

  • Doring Tenzin Phuntsok Sikyong 2021: The aspirants and their prospects 8 February 2020 | Doring Tenzin Phuntsok This post has 35 comments

    We shall forage into some of the Tibetan exile leaders who are likely to have the intention of becoming Sikyong, or at least making a foray into Sikyong elections, and their prospects of getting crowned at the helm of affairs. ...

  • Case no 20 over, time to move on: Penpa Tsering 6 January 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 12 comments

    Penpa Tsering’s public statement, held at a private venue, was aimed at fulfilling the court’s order to both the plaintiff and the defendant to work towards bringing unity and harmony within the Tibetan community. ...

  • A Party with a Purpose: Tibetans in Washington DC | Gangjong Bu This post has no comments yet

    We hope this tradition will keep on, and Bodyi Lapta will continue to be an essential part of bringing Tibetans together under one language, one culture, and one identity in the burgeoning Tibetan-American community. ...